Leading Midrash Scholar Speaks Out

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:[/quote] (IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT, ALTHOUGH THE GOSPEL OF JOHN WAS PRESUMABLY WRITTEN IN GREEK, THIS PARTICULAR PLAY ON WORDS DOES NOT WORK IN GREEK, SINCE THE WORD FOR 'LADDER' IN THE GREEK BIBLE IS FEMININE, AND THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE TO 'ON IT' WOULD THUS BE 'FOR HER'.)"

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So even though he "presumes" Greek NT primacy, the text he is looking at points to a Hebrew-Aramaic heart. Cool no? <!-- s:bigups: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/bigups.gif" alt=":bigups:" title="Big Ups" /><!-- s:bigups: -->[/quote]

Very Cool! <!-- s8) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/cool.gif" alt="8)" title="Cool" /><!-- s8) -->